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New release: JReviews 5.7.0

Alejandro Schmeichler

We're excited to announce the release of JReviews 5.7.0, packed with new features, improvements, and crucial fixes. We highly recommend updating to this version as soon as possible to enhance your site's functionality and performance.

Joomla and WordPress Enhancements

In this release, we've added native Joomla login buttons support via Joomla plugin events, making it easier for users to authenticate seamlessly. For our WordPress users, we've improved widget settings rendering when accessibility mode is enabled, ensuring a smoother experience for all administrators.

Clean Thumbnails Maintenance Tool (Beta)

Introducing the new Clean Thumbnails maintenance tool in beta. This tool helps you manage and maintain your site's media efficiently, keeping your thumbnails optimized and up-to-date.

Other Improvements

  • Enhanced admin listing forms with optional created date fields and improved auto-fill capabilities.
  • Resolved issues with listing ordering and pagination by adding a unique tiebreaker for consistent sorting.
  • Improved SEO by fixing meta tags containing   entities.

Maps Add-on

The Maps add-on received several fixes to enhance its functionality:

  • Resolved PHP warnings when listing data is unavailable in map displays.
  • Corrected map layer attribution to ensure each layer uses its configured values.
  • Fixed the map widget from always overriding global default layer settings.

API Enhancements

The API add-on has been refined with fixes for listing POST/PATCH endpoints, ensuring proper handling of create/update requests. Additionally, a bug causing duplicated path segments for uploaded media has been resolved.

User Management Improvements

The Engageusers add-on now includes an admin User Subscriptions page for managing follows, providing administrators with better control over user interactions on their sites.

Import Add-on Updates

The Import add-on now features automatic CSV delimiter detection and a preview table UI in the import profile setup, simplifying the import process and reducing errors. We've also improved CSV export compatibility with Excel to prevent database corruption from malformed imports.

Full Changelogs

For a comprehensive overview of all new features, bug fixes, and improvements, you can read the full changelogs.